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spite  (spt)
n.
1. Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate.
2. An instance of malicious feeling.
tr.v. spit·ed, spit·ing, spites
1.
a. To show spite toward.
b. To vent spite on.
2.
a. To fill with spite.
b. To annoy: He did it just to spite her.
Idiom:
in spite of
Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.

[Middle English, short for despit; see despite.]

spite [spaɪt]
n
1. maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will
2. an instance of such malice; grudge
3. Archaic something that induces vexation
in spite of (preposition) in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstanding
vb (tr)
1. to annoy in order to vent spite
2. Archaic to offend
[variant of despite]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spitespite - feeling a need to see others suffer
malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others
2.spite - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
malevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil
Verb1.spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

spite
noun
malice, malevolence, ill will, hate, hatred, gall, animosity, venom, spleen, pique, rancour, bitchiness (slang), malignity, spitefulness Never had she met such spite and pettiness.
malice kindness, benevolence, love, charity, goodwill, compassion, generosity of spirit, kindliness, big-heartedness, warm-heartedness
verb
annoy, hurt, injure, harm, provoke, offend, needle (informal), put out, gall, nettle, vex, pique, discomfit, put someone's nose out of joint (informal) He was giving his art collection away for nothing, to spite them.
annoy help, benefit, please, support, serve, aid, encourage, go along with
in spite of despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of, (even) though Their love of life comes in spite of considerable hardship.
Proverbs
"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face"
Translations
spite [spaɪt]
A. N
1. (= ill will) → rencor m, ojeriza f
to do sth out of or from spitehacer algo por inquina
to have a spite against sbtener rencor a or hacia algn
2. in spite of (= despite) → a pesar de, pese a
in spite of the fact thata pesar de que, pese a que
in spite of herselfa pesar de sí misma
in spite of all he saysa pesar de todo lo que dice
B. VTherir, dañar
she just does it to spite melo hace solamente para causarme pena

spite [ˈspaɪt]
n
(= malice) → méchanceté f
out of spite → par méchanceté
in spite of prepmalgré, en dépit de
vtcontrarier
He just did it to spite me → C'est juste pour me contrarier qu'il a fait ça.

spite
n
(= ill will)Boshaftigkeit f, → Gehässigkeit f; to do something out of spiteetw aus reiner Boshaftigkeit tun
in spite of (= despite)trotz (+gen); it was a success/we went in spite of himdennoch war es ein Erfolg/gingen wir hin; he did it in spite of himselfer konnte nicht anders; in spite of the fact that he …obwohl er …; in spite of that I’ll still goich gehe trotzdem
vtärgern; she just does it to spite mesie tut es nur mir zum Trotz, sie tut es nur, um mich zu ärgern

spite [spaɪt]
1. n
a. (ill will) → dispetto
to do sth out of (or from) spite → fare qc per dispetto
b. in spite of (despite) → nonostante, malgrado
in spite of the fact that → malgrado or nonostante (il fatto che) + sub
she laughed in spite of herself → ha riso suo malgrado
2. vtfar dispetto a

spite [spaɪt]
1. n
a. (ill will) → dispetto
to do sth out of (or from) spite → fare qc per dispetto
b. in spite of (despite) → nonostante, malgrado
in spite of the fact that → malgrado or nonostante (il fatto che) + sub
she laughed in spite of herself → ha riso suo malgrado
2. vtfar dispetto a

spite
n spite [spait]
ill-will or desire to hurt or offend She neglected to give him the message out of spite. nyd حِقْد، ضَغينَه злоба zášť ondskab die Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, κακία rencor kius دشمني؛ كينه ilkeys rancune זָדוֹן द्वेष-विद्वेष, मनमुटाव, गांठ, मल दुर्भाव zloba, prkos rosszakarat itikad buruk illgirni dispetto; rancore 悪意 악의 pikta valia, pyktis spīts rasa busuk hati kwaadaardigheid ondskap, smålighet złośliwość despeito ranchiună злоба závisť, nevraživosť, priek škodoželjnost inat ondska, illvilja เจตนาร้าย kin, garaz 惡意 злість, злоба بغض، بدخواہی mối hận thù, sự giận
v
to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite He only did that to spite me! krenk يُغيظ، يُزْعِج дразня (roz)zlobit ærgre ärgern ενοχλώ, προσβάλλω κπ. από κακία fastidiar kiusama اذيت كردن kiusata contrarier לְהַכעִיס परेशान करना, तंग करना, का विरोध करना prkositi, srditi bosszant menyinggung perasaan ergja fare un dispetto, contrariare 意地悪する 괴롭히다 (į)pykinti iespītēt menyakitkan hati pesten ergre, sjikanere robić na złość desfeitear a con­tra­ria делать назло (na)hnevať kljubovati napakostiti förarga, reta มุ่งร้าย hıncını almak, nisbet yapmak 刁難 досаждати, робити на зло نقصان پہنچانا، تنگ کرنا chọc tức, chọc giận
adj spiteful
a spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful. nydig ضاغِن، حَقود злобен zlomyslný ondskabsfuld boshaft μοχθηρός, μνησίκακος rencoroso kiuslik, pahatahtlik ilkeä rancunier זדוני विद्वेषी, विद्वेषपूर्ण zloban, pakostan rosszindulatú penuh kedengkian illgjarn dispettoso 悪意のある 악의적인 piktavališkas spītīgs; ļauns; atriebīgs busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwy rancoroso ranchiunos злобный zlomyseľný zloben, kljubovalen pakostan ondskefull, illvillig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย kinci, nisbetçi 惡意的 злобний بدخواہ hằn học, đầy thù hận
adv spitefully
nydig بِضَغينَه، بِحِقْد злобно zlomyslně ondskabsfuldt boshaft μοχθηρά, μνησίκακα con rencor kiuslikult ilkeästi par rancune בְּזָדוֹן विद्वेषतापूर्वक zlobno, prkosno rosszindulatúan dengan kedengkian með illgirni con rancore 悪意をもって 심술궂게 iš piktumo, piktavališkai spītīgi dengan busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwie com rancor cu răutate злобно zlomyseľne zlobno, kljubovalno pakosno ondskefullt, illvilligt อย่างมีเจตนาร้าย haince, düşmanca 惡狠狠地 злобно بدخواہی سے hằn học, đầy thù hận
n spitefulness
nydigheid ضَغينَه، حِقْد злоба zlomyslnost ondskabsfuldhed die Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, μνησικακία rencor kiuslikkus ilkeys rancune זָדוֹן विद्वेषता zloba, prkos rosszindulat(úság) kedengkian illgirni rancore 悪意 심술궂음 piktavališkumas spītīgums kebusukan hati hatelijkheid ondskapsfullhet, smålighet złośliwość rancor ranchiună злобность zlomyseľnosť kljubovalnost pakost ondskefullhet, illvillighet เจตนาร้าย kindarlık 懷恨 злобність عداوت sự hằn học, sự đầy thù hận 怀
in spite of
1 taking no notice of He went in spite of his father's orders. ten spyte van على الرَّغم مِن، مُتَجاهِلا напук navzdory på trods af ungeachtet παρά a pesar de, pese a trotsides بي توجه به uhmaten malgré לַמרוֹת הַכּוֹל के होते हुए भी usprkos vminek ellenére tanpa mempedulikan þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ~を無視して (~)에도 불구하고 nepaisant par spīti; neskatoties uz meskipun ondanks på tross av wbrew apesar de în ciuda вопреки napriek čomu navkljub uprkos trots ในทางตรงกันข้าม ...-e rağmen 不管,不顧 незважаючи на, всупереч باوجود یکہ không đếm xỉa tới
2 although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry. ondanks مع كُلِّ ما، بالرَّغْم مِن въпреки přes til trods for trotz παρά, μολονότι a pesar de, pese a hoolimata با وجود huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת के बावजूद usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ~にもかかわらず (~)을 무릅쓰고 nepaisant neskatoties uz walaupun ondanks til tross for, trass i pomimo apesar de cu toate acestea несмотря на napriek čomu kljub iako trots แม้ว่า ...-e rağmen 儘管 незважаючи на ہر چند کہ mặc dù, bất chấp

spite ضغينة, يَحْقِد على rozčílit, zlomyslnost drille, ondskab ärgern, Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, φουρκίζω fastidiar, rencor ilkeys, olla ilkeä blesser, rancune inat, pakostiti dispetto, fare dispetto a 意地悪, 意地悪をする 괴롭히다, 악의 treiteren, wrok ondskap, plage złośliwość, zrobić na złość (komuś) contrariar, maldade досаждать, злоба illvilja, reta เจตนาร้าย, มุ่งร้าย kin gütmek, kincilik chọc tức, sự ác ý 不顾, 困扰


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